BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Did any of the over-the-counter weight control products you told me about contain ma huang or ephedra?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, I think so	No, I don't think so	I don't know/not sure
North Carolina	778	261	37.4	32.0-43.1	348	43.7	38.3-49.3	169	18.9	14.9-23.6
-Western NC	184	80	45.2	35.1-55.8	74	37.8	28.4-48.3	30	17.0	10.8-25.6
GENDER
Male	30	19	68.7	45.6-85.2	7	13.8	5.7-29.6	4	17.5	5.4-44.1
Female	154	61	40.6	29.7-52.6	67	42.5	31.6-54.2	26	16.9	10.3-26.4
RACE
White	168	73	44.9	34.5-55.8	66	37.8	28.1-48.6	29	17.2	10.9-26.1
African American	5	2	51.9	14.5-87.2	3	48.1	12.8-85.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	10	5	62.6	29.0-87.3	5	37.4	12.7-71.0	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	23	12	48.6	25.2-72.6	6	24.2	9.0-50.7	5	27.2	10.6-54.3
25-34	54	25	41.1	24.2-60.5	25	50.0	31.4-68.6	4	8.8	2.6-25.8
35-44	45	23	51.3	31.1-71.1	16	37.5	20.4-58.4	6	11.2	3.5-30.6
45-54	29	12	51.2	26.9-74.9	11	27.2	11.9-50.6	6	21.7	7.7-47.7
55-64	21	6	39.4	15.9-69.1	9	26.7	10.9-52.2	6	33.9	14.1-61.5
65-74	9	1	8.2	1.1-42.6	5	63.4	28.4-88.3	3	28.4	7.6-65.6
75+	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	6	43.6	20.2-70.2	8	39.1	17.3-66.3	5	17.3	6.4-39.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	27	33.8	20.1-50.8	24	46.8	30.1-64.3	10	19.4	9.2-36.3
Some Post-H.S.	68	27	48.9	31.8-66.3	27	31.5	18.7-47.7	14	19.6	10.0-34.8
College Graduate	35	19	60.4	40.0-77.7	15	33.9	18.3-54.1	1	5.7	0.8-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	21	13	30.6	11.1-61.1	7	53.5	20.4-83.8	1	15.8	2.2-61.3
$15,000- 24,999	40	14	45.5	25.9-66.6	17	36.8	19.7-58.0	9	17.7	7.6-35.9
$25,000- 34,999	32	15	48.8	25.8-72.4	8	23.4	9.7-46.5	9	27.7	11.9-52.1
$35,000- 49,999	31	17	50.1	25.4-74.8	10	33.5	14.0-60.9	4	16.4	4.7-43.5
$50,000-74,999	15	5	47.0	19.9-76.0	7	34.3	12.7-65.3	3	18.7	5.1-49.4
$75,000+	20	11	69.8	45.3-86.5	8	26.7	11.5-50.5	1	3.5	0.5-22.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	31	14	52.8	32.5-72.3	13	34.4	18.4-55.0	4	12.7	4.4-31.5
Guilford	26	11	41.7	22.1-64.3	10	27.9	13.8-48.4	5	30.4	11.8-58.9
Mecklenburg	37	16	56.6	39.2-72.4	16	33.1	19.5-50.2	5	10.3	3.8-25.4
Orange	33	6	19.8	8.5-39.6	22	65.5	46.6-80.5	5	14.7	6.1-31.2
Wake	36	17	48.6	31.4-66.3	16	41.5	25.6-59.4	3	9.9	2.7-30.1
Chatham/Lee	27	4	9.3	2.9-25.9	14	61.5	36.5-81.6	9	29.2	12.3-54.6
Nash/Wilson	23	11	49.0	28.0-70.4	8	38.6	19.7-61.6	4	12.4	4.3-31.2
Craven/Pamlico	37	12	27.5	13.6-47.6	14	53.1	32.2-73.0	11	19.4	9.5-35.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	18	55.6	36.7-73.0	11	21.4	10.8-38.1	9	22.9	10.8-42.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	50	21	46.3	29.6-63.9	22	37.3	23.1-54.1	7	16.4	6.0-37.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	33	6	19.6	7.7-41.6	14	36.1	20.3-55.8	13	44.2	25.8-64.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	21	47.6	32.1-63.6	18	34.2	21.3-50.1	7	18.2	8.6-34.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	43	5	12.2	4.5-28.8	22	48.4	32.2-65.0	16	39.4	24.1-57.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	32	9	31.0	16.0-51.5	11	40.2	21.5-62.4	12	28.8	15.4-47.3
Northeast NC I	37	9	21.8	11.1-38.2	18	49.9	32.8-67.0	10	28.3	15.0-46.9
Northeast NC II	39	12	36.2	21.6-54.0	19	43.0	27.8-59.7	8	20.7	10.3-37.5
Northeastern Partnership	76	21	31.0	20.4-44.1	37	45.5	33.6-58.0	18	23.5	14.6-35.6
Mountain AHEC	110	51	48.6	35.9-61.4	40	30.3	20.1-42.8	19	21.2	12.4-33.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	276	81	33.8	24.5-44.5	122	45.9	35.8-56.3	73	20.3	13.5-29.5
Piedmont	318	100	37.5	30.0-45.7	152	44.0	36.4-51.9	66	18.5	13.1-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes, I think so

No, I don't think so

I don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

778

261

37.4

32.0-43.1

348

43.7

38.3-49.3

169

18.9

14.9-23.6

-Western NC

184

45.2

35.1-55.8

37.8

28.4-48.3

17.0

10.8-25.6

GENDER

Male

68.7

45.6-85.2

13.8

5.7-29.6

17.5

5.4-44.1

Female

154

40.6

29.7-52.6

42.5

31.6-54.2

16.9

10.3-26.4

RACE

White

168

44.9

34.5-55.8

37.8

28.1-48.6

17.2

10.9-26.1

African American

51.9

14.5-87.2

48.1

12.8-85.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

62.6

29.0-87.3

37.4

12.7-71.0

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

48.6

25.2-72.6

24.2

9.0-50.7

27.2

10.6-54.3

25-34

41.1

24.2-60.5

50.0

31.4-68.6

8.8

2.6-25.8

35-44

51.3

31.1-71.1

37.5

20.4-58.4

11.2

3.5-30.6

45-54

51.2

26.9-74.9

27.2

11.9-50.6

21.7

7.7-47.7

55-64

39.4

15.9-69.1

26.7

10.9-52.2

33.9

14.1-61.5

65-74

8.2

1.1-42.6

63.4

28.4-88.3

28.4

7.6-65.6

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.6

20.2-70.2

39.1

17.3-66.3

17.3

6.4-39.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

33.8

20.1-50.8

46.8

30.1-64.3

19.4

9.2-36.3

Some Post-H.S.

48.9

31.8-66.3

31.5

18.7-47.7

19.6

10.0-34.8

College Graduate

60.4

40.0-77.7

33.9

18.3-54.1

5.7

0.8-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.6

11.1-61.1

53.5

20.4-83.8

15.8

2.2-61.3

$15,000- 24,999

45.5

25.9-66.6

36.8

19.7-58.0

17.7

7.6-35.9

$25,000- 34,999

48.8

25.8-72.4

23.4

9.7-46.5

27.7

11.9-52.1

$35,000- 49,999

50.1

25.4-74.8

33.5

14.0-60.9

16.4

4.7-43.5

$50,000-74,999

47.0

19.9-76.0

34.3

12.7-65.3

18.7

5.1-49.4

$75,000+

69.8

45.3-86.5

26.7

11.5-50.5

3.5

0.5-22.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

52.8

32.5-72.3

34.4

18.4-55.0

12.7

4.4-31.5

Guilford

41.7

22.1-64.3

27.9

13.8-48.4

30.4

11.8-58.9

Mecklenburg

56.6

39.2-72.4

33.1

19.5-50.2

10.3

3.8-25.4

Orange

19.8

8.5-39.6

65.5

46.6-80.5

14.7

6.1-31.2

Wake

48.6

31.4-66.3

41.5

25.6-59.4

9.9

2.7-30.1

Chatham/Lee

9.3

2.9-25.9

61.5

36.5-81.6

29.2

12.3-54.6

Nash/Wilson

49.0

28.0-70.4

38.6

19.7-61.6

12.4

4.3-31.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.5

13.6-47.6

53.1

32.2-73.0

19.4

9.5-35.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

55.6

36.7-73.0

21.4

10.8-38.1

22.9

10.8-42.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

46.3

29.6-63.9

37.3

23.1-54.1

16.4

6.0-37.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

19.6

7.7-41.6

36.1

20.3-55.8

44.2

25.8-64.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.6

32.1-63.6

34.2

21.3-50.1

18.2

8.6-34.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.2

4.5-28.8

48.4

32.2-65.0

39.4

24.1-57.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.0

16.0-51.5

40.2

21.5-62.4

28.8

15.4-47.3

Northeast NC I

21.8

11.1-38.2

49.9

32.8-67.0

28.3

15.0-46.9

Northeast NC II

36.2

21.6-54.0

43.0

27.8-59.7

20.7

10.3-37.5

Northeastern Partnership

31.0

20.4-44.1

45.5

33.6-58.0

23.5

14.6-35.6

Mountain AHEC

110

48.6

35.9-61.4

30.3

20.1-42.8

21.2

12.4-33.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

276

33.8

24.5-44.5

122

45.9

35.8-56.3

20.3

13.5-29.5

Piedmont

318

100

37.5

30.0-45.7

152

44.0

36.4-51.9

18.5

13.1-25.6

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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